Reported speech

REPORTED SPEECH

Exercise 1
“Don’t repeat this mistake!” the instructor warned the sportsman.
“Leave your address with the secretary,” the assistant said to me.
“Phone to me for an answer tomorrow,” the manager said to the client.
“Don’t be so silly,” the father said to the kid.
“Give a smile,” the photographer said to me.
“Please, help me to make a decision,” Ann asked her friend.
“Don’t leave these books on the table, put them back on the shelf,” the librarian said to the student.
“Be a good girl and sit quietly for five minutes,” the nurse said to the child.
“Leave your things here,” my companion advised me.
“Don’t discuss this question now,” said the chairman to the participants.

Exercise 2
“Will it be safe to stay in the mountains for the night if the weather doesn’t change for the better?” we asked the guide.
The porter said to me, “I’ll wake you up when the train arrives in Leeds.”
My wife said to me, “While you are away, I’ll do the packing.”
“Don’t leave until I phone you”, he asked me.
“After he leaves the hospital, they’ll take him to the South,” the doctor said.
“They’ll wait for the fisherman to return until it gets dark,” the local man said to me.
“As soon as I hear from him, I’ll let you know,” my neighbour said to me.
“I’ll live in town till my husband returns from the expedition and when he returns, we’ll do to the seaside together,” she said.
The mother said to her son, “Sit still, please.”
John said to his friend, “Come and spend a week with us.”

Exercise 3
“Have you travelled abroad much?” he asked me.
“Who has written this note?” the boss asked the secretary.
“I’ve just received a postcard from my sister,” my friend said to me.
“The students also took part in arranging the conference,” the chairman said.
“Have you been here long?” the stranger asked me.
“Did you really see this happen with your own eyes?” the policeman asked the boy.
“I hope they will have taken a decision by the end of the meeting,” she remarked.
“Did you watch the detective film on TV yesterday?” he asked her.
“This story happened long ago,” he said, “and few people remember anything about it.”
“Do you like that song,” she asked me.

Exercise 4
Tom said to the girl, “When did you have this picture taken?”
“Shall we go somewhere for a cup of coffee after class?” Tom said.
John said to Mary, “Why don’t you wear your hair a little longer?”
“Would you like another cup of tea?” the landlady said to the guest.
My sister said to me, “What about going to see Aunt Mary on Sunday?”
She asked me, “Have you ever seen a flying saucer?”
James said, “Do you want me to type this letter for you?”
Alfred said to John, “I didn’t use your cassette player! Someone else did, not me.”
Father said, “I was the superintendent while this school was being built.”
The woman said, “If I had a gas stove, it would save me a lot of time.”

Exercise 5
Jane said to Bill, “When do you expect to finish your assignment?”
The man said to the boy, “Can you show me the way to the bank?”
Fred asked the postman, “Are there any letters for me today?”
Henry said to the librarian, “How many books can I borrow at a time?”
John asked his friend, “How did you manage to know my phone number?”
“These old buildings might have already disappeared by the time I am back next year?” he said.
The boys said to the old woman, “What can we do to help you?”
The guests said to the doorman, “Where should we leave out coats?”
Tom asked his brother, “Why did you advise them to go sight-seeing on foot?”
I asked the children, “Who took away the magazines from my desk?”